A sign reading: "60 miles to Denver Bureau of Public Roads" tops a post with another sign reading: "Top of Berthoud Pass Elevation 11,306 Feet." The post is next to a dirt road in the foreground. A small shelter covering a gas pump is in the midground. A truck is parked in the left midground. A round metal drum is stored on a set of wheels in the right midground. A small building, possibly an outhouse, stands at the side of the inn. Several tree stumps stand near the ; inn.; The Berthoud Pass Inn stands in front of tall pine trees at the summit of the pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. The square, log building was built by Charles Fitchett, who helped survey the old Berthoud Pass wagon road to turn it into a highway. The Inn was built as a place for summer tourists to buy snacks and souvenirs, although skiers used it during the winter months as well. The building was struck by lightning and dismantled in 1939.

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